after all these years of a particular kind of struggle, as a family and as individuals, i have come to realise that attachment to anything is futile.

today, i stand at that moment in time that will only define my years of existence yet to come.
a moment that has arrived after a long struggle of nearly 24 years.
it is only fair that i make the most of it at the expense of whatever that it might take from me.
this is my second chance, the only one to make it.

i belong here, and this city belongs to me.